Virginia House Bill 1844

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a baby food product that contains certain toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill requires a manufacturer of a baby food product to meet certain testing requirements and include certain information related to toxic heavy metals on the manufacturer's website and on the baby food product. The bill requires a consumer to report a baby food product to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services if the consumer reasonably believes that the baby food is being sold in the Commonwealth with toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the FDA. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food products and any further action needed to address the issue of toxic heavy metals in baby food products.

Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.

Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]
Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Michael Jones [D]
Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Adele McClure [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]
Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. J.J. Singh [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]
Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2025-02-19 - House - Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-11 - Senate - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	House	Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2025-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2025-02-18	Senate	Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
2025-02-18	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2025-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-17	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-02-17	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-14	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
2025-02-11	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1844)
2025-02-04	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	House	Printed as engrossed 25101070D-E
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2025-02-03	House	Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-31	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-29	House	Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2025-01-29	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2025-01-21	House	Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
2025-01-06	House	Introduced bill reprinted 25101070D
2025-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2025-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070D
2025-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844E
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844AHC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844AH1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844ASC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844AS1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1844/text/HB1844ASE
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028822.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1040706.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/H01V2511646
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/H02V2512169
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/2518374
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/2518375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/S01V1454
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/S05V1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/SV567
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/SV593
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1844/20251/2518917